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From 6.50 €
Château et Jardins de Villandry
A unique example of Renaissance architecture and gardens. 6 Gardens: the kitchen garden, the ornamental garden, the water garden, the herb garden, the labyrinth and the sun garden.
18 century interior. Collection of old Spanish paintings. Arabian ceiling. Numerical show.
From 10.50 €
Château du Clos Lucé - Parc Leonardo da Vinci
Leonardo da Vinci park Tour of Leonardo da Vinci’s house with its Renaissance rooms, frescoes by his disciples and 40 fabulous machines. A voyage of discovery along a landscaped walk with its 18 giant machines, 8 listening points and 40 translucent canvasses (mid March l mid Nov.). (...)
From 6.50 €
Vallée troglodytique des Goupillières
In outstanding natural surroundings, a Touraine dwelling carved out of tufa rock (well, bread oven, cow barn, grain silo) and underground shelter from the Middle Ages. Kitchen garden, wine grower’s lodge. Farm animals. Shed, witches’ coven, fortress for children.
From 10 €
Château et Jardins du Rivau
Visited by Joan of Arc, referred to by Rabelais, an outstanding medieval castle with its drawbridges, moats and machicolations. Enchanting garden (orchard, carpet of millefleurs, lavender bush borders) brought to life by light-hearted, poetic tableaux (the running forest, Alice in Riva (...)
From 5.60 €
Maison du Souvenir
On 25 August 1944, while Paris celebrated its liberation, 124 inhabitants of the village were tracked down and massacred by German troops. The Maison du Souvenir is an innovative place of remembrance where culture and education mingle. Temporary exhibitions.
From 8.90 €
La Pagode de Chanteloup
In a 14 hectare park with its ornemental lake, the Pagoda (built in 1775) is all that remains of the great château belonging to the Duke of Choiseul.
From 8 €
Château de Montpoupon et Musée du Veneur
In outstanding surroundings, inhabited and furnished, Renaissance residence. Chapel. Museum containing over 25 rooms dedicated to the horse. 5 period huntmen’s apartments. Sound display. Games. Forest walks to discover our area’s flora and fauna.
From 8.50 €
Château de Valmer - Parc et Jardins
Inventory of Historical Sites and Monuments. Created between the 15 and the 17 centuries on the hillside, the Italian-style terraced gardens (decorated with fountains, balustrades and statues) overlook the Vouvray vineyards and Brenne valley. Classified Remarkable Gardens.
From 8.50 €
Château de Gizeux
14 - 16 century. This is the largest residence
in western Touraine (furnished and inhabited). Gallery of Renaissance paintings, 17 century frescoes covering 400 m2 that are unique in France. 18 century outbuildings.
From 8.50 €
Château et parc de Langeais
15 century. Outstanding collection of furniture and tapestries (15 & 16 centuries). Sound and light show relating the marriage of Charles VII and Anne de Bretagne in 1491. Educational service. Visits featuring costumes.
